In Prison

I am in prison
hours, days, weeks, years
to think about what I
did and did not do.
Will I use this time wisely
or squander it like before?

We all have prisons,
often of our own making.
Do we see them
as gifts, opportunities
to stop and change directions
start again, letting go
of what hindered us before?
The decision is ours
and are its consequences.